Beer-strainer.



A* ALIVIASY L J. BACHA.

BEER STRAINB. APPLICATION FILEDJ'UNE 1.1915.

v Patented July 11, 1916.

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BEER-STRANER.

Speciicatonof Letters Patent.

tlatented duly 11, 1915.

Application filed I une 7, 1915. Serial No. 32,764.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that we, ALEXANDER ALMASY and JOSEPH BACHA, citizens of the United States, residing at Chrome, in the county oi' Middlesex, State or' New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful limprovements in Beer-Strainers;`and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. i

This invention relates to beer strainers.

The object of the invention resides in the provision of a device of the character named adapted to be incorporated in a beer dispensing system between the supply and the dispensing faucet for the purpose of separating all solid impurities from the beer and trapping same.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of a beer strainer embodying an improved construction whereby same may be easily cleaned by separating the comonent parts thereof.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in the details of construction and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

1n describing the invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts in the sev` eral views, and in which*- Figure 1 is a view in elevation showing the strainer included in the pipe of a beer dispensing system; Fig. 2, a vertical section through the strainer; Fig. 3, a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4, a perspectivew view of the coarse screen employed in the device.

Referring to the drawings the invention is shown as comprising a casing A formed of sections 10 and 11 detachably connected together by means of a union 12. rIhe casing A is preferably cylindrical and the inner end of the section 10 is provided with an interior flange 13which forms a seat for a gasket 14 and for the periphery of a fine mesh screen 15, said gasket and screen being clamped between the adjacent ends of the sections 10 and 11 as will be obvious, the gasket affording a liquid type joint between the sections 10 and 11. Mounted on the inner wall of the section 11 at dial etrically opposite points v that when the system 1s are ledge members 16 and 17, while additional ledge members 18 and 19 are mounted on the inner wall of the section at diametrically. opposite points and in a plane slightly above the plane of the ledge members 16 and 17. llthe ledge members 16 and 17 support a coarse screen 20 which is provided at diametrically opposite points withrecesses 21. This screen 2O has attached thereto a suitable handle 22 for the purpose of facilitating the application of same. To apply the screen 20 withinthe section 11 the recesses 21 are disposed'in line with the ledge members 18 and 19 and moved into engagement with the ledge members 16 and 17. The screen is then rotated to dispose the recesses 21 out of alinement with the ledge members 18 and 19 and in this manner the screen^20 is locked'within the section 11. A pipe 23 has one end Vmounted in the outer end of the section 10 and leads to the dispensing faucet of the system. Another pipe 24 is engaged through the outer end of the section 11 and projects a considerable distance into said section. The portion of the pipe 24 disposed within the section 11 is provided with perorations 25. 1t will be understood that the pipe 24 leads from the beer supply. By providing the perforations 25 it will be obvious fiushed with water the latter can be entirely drained from the trap which is formed by projecting the pipe 24 into the section 11.

1t will be noted that by perforating the pipe 24 within the section 11 and disposing the lowermost perforations 25 above the bot tom of the section the rosin which has become separated from the woodof the barrel is prevented from returning back when a new barrel is being tapped. Furthermore by perforating the pipe 24 and then carrying the beer through the screens 20 and 15 the necessary foam will be maintained even though the beer has been standing for some time.

What is claimed is 1. A `strainer for beer dispensing system comprising a casing formed of detachably connected up er and lower sections, an outlet pipe leading from the outer end of the upper section an inlet pipe projecting through the outer end vof the lower section and extending a predetermined distance into the latter, the portion of the inlet pipe disposed within the lower section being provided with a plurality of pertorations, a tine screen clamped between the adjacent ends of and a perforated straining plate having its 15 I said sections,and a coarse screen removably lower sideengaged with the supporting lugs mounted n the lower section. and its upper side with the locking lugs, said 2. A strainer for a beer dispensing system plates having recesses therein adapted to be comprising a casing formed of detachably brought into registration with the locking A connected upper and lower sections, an outlugs by rotation of the plate to permit re- 20 let pipe leading from the outer end of the moval ofthe latter. upper section, an inlet pipe leading from the In testlmony whereof, we alix our signaouter end of the lower section, a relatively tures in the presence of two witnesses.

fine screen clamped between the adjacent ALEXANDER ALMASY. ends of said sections, helical supporting lugs JOSEPH BACHA.

. on the inner face of the lower section, lock- Witnesses:

ing lugs on the inner face of the .lower sec- J. E. LOWE,

tion and spaced above the supporting lugs, PRoss. 

